after less then 2 km we found the lions feeding on a freshly killed
zebra. It was a show because they were in the open and the sun slowly
rising made the light better and better every minute.
The guests were chaffed because when we spotted them we were less then
20 minutes in the drive. Super start.
There are some days where everything comes easy and today was
definitely one of them, in fact after less then one hour we spotted
kipunji pride, again in an open area. The cats were all clumped in the
shade of three bushes fifteen meters apart from each other and the
cubs kept moving from one to the other.
We went off for breakfast and we stopped under a beautiful baobab just
to find a huge beehive hanging over our heads...sticks used by honey
gatherer were visible in the trunk of the tree.... best to change
place for our muffins: bees can be nasty..
Eventually on the way back, when the heat is unbearable and you do not
expect to see much we had the best elephant sighting of the day. A
breeding herd feeding on acacia tortilis bark, they were so relaxed
that we could go very close and enjoy every detail, from the calf
trying to chew the bark directly from the tree to the adults pulling
it with the trunk. It was great even if the acacia must have been
thinking differently.
In the evening we had kipunji again, but they moved to w7, buffalo
were coming to drink but because of a car driving in front of them
they decided to go back.
Lions relaxed under a sycamore fig and a couple of them went dozing on
top of a termite mound giving us a wonderful view as the sun slowly
went down.
I also had to come back and help Steven, his car would not start.
Lions drinking in the night was a real treat and I was happy for my
Italian guests that had been very special people to have a around.
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